Nicole Hedrick

Nicole Hedrick is the CHRO for the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), the world’s largest Academic Research Organization (ARO), with more than 1,200 faculty and staff.  In this role, Nicole is a member of the Executive Team, Executive Operations Team, Co-commander of the Crisis Management Team, and has responsibility for developing strategy and leading Human Resources, Organizational Learning and Business Continuity/Organizational Resilience. 

Prior to joining the DCRI in 2014, Nicole was the Executive Director of Global Mobility Immigration in IBM’s Global Talent Organization where she led and was responsible for the company’s global immigration strategy, policies, programs and operational execution.  Previous roles included U.S. Recruitment Immigration Operations Manager, Global Talent Partner, U.S. Search Firm/Agency Manager and Recruitment and Staffing Manager for global and U.S. firms. 

Nicole has served on the Board of Directors for Council for Global Immigration, a SHRM affiliate, where she was the Chair of the Nominating Committee as well as the co-chair of the Human Relations Advisory Council. 

Nicole lives in Wake Forest, North Carolina with her husband and family where she passionately pursues opportunities for personal and professional growth.